NOOA Opens $2M for Tribal Drought Resilience
Eligible applicants: tribal entities, higher education institutions, nonprofits, states, and local governments. Applications are due February 15, 2024.
Announcement Type: Notice of Funding Opportunity-
Opportunity: Climate Program Office FY24 NIDIS Tribal Drought Resilience with Inflation Reduction Act Support
Overview and Eligible Uses: Awards granted through this opportunity will empower tribal nations to proactively address both current and future challenges posed by drought and climate risk on their lands in the Western United States. The objective is to enhance decision support and cultivate drought resilience within the framework of a changing climate, in accordance with the authorization provided by the Inflation Reduction Act. To be eligible for funding, proposals should be developed in collaboration with tribal nations, ensuring their active involvement in implementing activities that mitigate present and future drought risks within the context of a shifting climate.Projects could include, but are not limited to the following types of activities:
Identifying primary drought impacts
Identifying optimal drought indicators and/or triggers
Developing a drought communication/information dissemination plan
Improving/enhancing drought monitoring
Developing an online dashboard with relevant drought tools and information
Conducting a drought vulnerability assessment
Developing a drought plan
Convening workshops with key partners, within the tribe and/or external to the tribe, to increase communication and sharing of drought information
Demonstrating the application of drought data and information to enhance decisionmaking
The outcomes of the projects funded will not only provide an opportunity for building community resilience, but also the integration of traditional ecological knowledge and western knowledge systems which is key to understanding and adapting to drought in a changing climate.
Amount: NOAA anticipates granting funding to 3-5 projects, totaling $2 million. Proposals have the option to request up to $700,000 in funding, which will be allocated over a three-year period.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreements
Eligible Applicants: Federally recognized tribal governments, institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, international organizations, and state and local governments.
If the primary applicant is not a tribal government, full partnership with a tribal nation can be demonstrated by: 1) including at least one full investigator on the project representing a federally recognized tribe and 2) indicating through the budget and budget justification that funds are being disseminated to the tribe.
For the purposes of this competition, the “West” is considered to be the areas within the following five NIDIS Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) regions: California-Nevada, Intermountain West, Missouri River Basin, Pacific Northwest, and Southern Plains.
Key Dates: Letters of intent are due November 2, 2023. Full Applications are due February 15, 2024.
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